Friday's GameThe Quinnipiac University women's lacrosse team plays host
to the University of California-Berkeley on Friday, Mar. 19. The
Bobcats and Golden Bears are set to meet at the Quinnipiac Field
Hockey & Lacrosse Turf Field at 3 p.m. Friday's game marks just
the second time that the two programs have met and the first since
the 2008 season, when Cal won 14-8 at Memorial Stadium. Quinnipiac
is coming off its first win of the season in its Northeast
Conference opener against Bryant, 18-10, on Saturday.

Scouting the Golden BearsCalifornia enters the game 1-4 overall this season. The
lone win came against Davidson, 14-9, on Mar. 2. After falling to
UC-Davis in its opener, the Golden Bears went on to post a 1-3
record in the four-game homestand that followed. Those three losses
came against Ohio State, Notre Dame and five-time defending
National Champion Northwestern. Alyse Kennedy and Allie Welsh each
lead the team with 15 points. Kennedy has a team-high 11 goals,
while Welsh has six assists this season to lead Cal.

MultimediaFriday's game can be heard live on the WQAQ webstream.
Alex Birsh will handle the play-by-play duties, while Miles
Thorburn McQuiggan will add expert color commentary. Fans can also
follow the game using live stats provided by quinnipiacbobcats.com.
Both can be accessed by clicking the appropriate links above.

Gibney Garners AwardSophomore Devon Gibney (Hopkinton, Mass.) was named the
NEC Player of the Week on Monday for her strong performances
against Bryant and Fairfield last weekend. Gibney scored four goals
in each game and finished with 11 points in the two games, while
also adding 10 ground balls and seven caused turnovers during the
two-game stretch.

Not
To Be OutdoneJunior defender Kaitlyn Kelly (North Massapequa, N.Y.) was
honored as the NEC Defensive Player of the Week. Her seven ground
balls against Bryant are a team high this season. She scored her
second goal of the season on Thursday and finished the weekend with
four caused turnovers, four draw controls and eight ground balls.
It was the first time Kelly was honored by the league with an
individual award.

Seven Is EnoughDefending NEC Rookie of the Year sophomore Marissa Caroleo
(North Babylon, N.Y.) set a new career high with seven goals
against Bryant. The second-year Bobcat potted four in the first
half and finished with three more in the final 30 minutes of play.
The seven goals are the most by any player in a game in the NEC
this season.

Phenomenal FreshmanAfter missing the first two games of the season with an
injury, freshman Chelsea Guerrera (Wantagh, N.Y.) has emerged as
one of the top young players in the conference. In just the second
game of her career and the first against NEC competition, Guerrera
scored three times and added assists on three more goals for six
points against Bryant.

Back
In Her Old RoleLeading the Bobcats with a program-record 44 assists last
season, team captain Katie Latonick (Severna Park, Md.) was off to
a slow start this year. She had just two assists in the first three
contests of 2010. Against Bryant, the fifth-year player went off
for a conference-high four assists in the 10-goal win.

Dueling NetmindersSophomore starter Noelle Martello (Westbury, N.Y.) made
just two saves against the Bulldogs while earning the win. Junior
Lexi DeStefano (Brookfield, Conn.) came in over the course of the
final 23:26 and made five saves, including two against Bryant's top
scorer on free-position attempts.